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G. L. SWETT, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

am Patent No. 77,676, dated May 5, 1868.

IMPROVED SHELF-REST.

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Be it known thatl, G. L. SWETT, of Leominster, in the county of Worcester, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements" in Shelf-Rests; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description 4thereof,.reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to' the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of niy invention consists in combining with adjustable shelves a standard'or supporting-rod,

'of peculiar construction; that is, the rod consists of a number of inverted truncated cones, the baise of one united to the top of the next, the larger part of each c'one being upward.

To enable others skill'edin the art to make and use my saidimprovenient, I will describe its construction and use. In the drawings- Figure lfis'arrelevation of 'my invention, showing the sfan'dard'wita'single'shelf attached.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same;

Figure is a plan of the same.

I con-struct my standard, B, fig. 1, as represented, being in form a series of truncated cones, the larger base being`upward,so that thejunction ofeach cone forms a small circular'shelf, b b b 12. The base, C, of the standard may be made of any convenient size or form, or the base may be omitted, and Athe lower end of the standard be bent so as to forma clasp, and being provided with a set-screw may' be attached to the edgeA of a stove, table, or bench.

vThe shelf A- may be made of any convenient pattern. The, shank of it, D D', is made thicker than any other part ofthe shelf, and it hasA a hole through it large enough to receive the standard B, so that if the shelf is held exactly'perpendieularto the axis ofv the rod or standard, it may be slipped up and down at will, but Aif allowed to sag, as it naturally will by its own weight, the part D would come in Contact with the small annular shelves b 6', &c.

From the above description, it will be seen that the 'shelf vmay be slid up and down the rod'7 .and stopped at any desired point; -also that it is free to be revolved aroundthe standard. 'Any desired number of shelves` can-be used in connection with one standard.

What I claim asmy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The standard or shelf-rest B, when the same consists of a series of truncated cones, the larger base of each being upward, when the sameis combined with andused for supporting adjustable shelves, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

Gr. L. SWETT. Witnesses:

FRANK G. PARKER, A. HUN BERRY, 

